MessagetotheGeneralAcademicAssembly
June2013
WelcometotheseventheditionofCouncil’snewsletter.The18thyearofourrepresentative
CouncilhasbeenaproductiveandeventfulonefortheUniversityofSaskatchewanandwewould
liketohighlightsomeoftheactivitiesanddecisionsofthemostrecentterm:
ITEMSTHATCOUNCILCONSIDEREDINTHESPRINGTERM
ACADEMICPROGRAMS
 CreationofanewBachelorofScienceinAppliedMathematicsdegreeprogramanda
certificateprograminGlobalStudies,andtheterminationoftheBachelorofArtsin
StudiesinReligiousTraditions,andtheMasterofContinuingEducation
 Theapprovalinprincipleofaprocessforprogramprioritization(TransformUS)
 ChangestoCollegeofMedicineadmissionqualifications
 ChangestotheAcademicCoursesPolicyonClassDelivery,ExaminationsandAssessment
ofStudentLearning
 TheapprovaltodiscontinuetheexistingmodelforOpenStudies
 CreationofaCertificateinCriminologyandAddictionsproposedbytheCollegeofArts
andScience
 TerminationoftheBachelorofArtsFour‐yearandHonoursinCommunityPlanningand
NativeStudies
ESTABLISHMENTOFNEWACADEMICENTITIESANDCHAIRS
 EstablishmentoftheCentreforAppliedEpidemiologyasaTypeACentreintheWestern
CollegeofVeterinaryMedicine
 EstablishmentofPRISM(ProteomicsResearchinInteractionsandStructureof
Macromolecules)asaTypeACentreintheCollegeofMedicine.
 AuthorizedtheBoardtoestablishtheCiscoSystemsResearchChairinMiningSolutions
NAMECHANGES
 Namingoftheschoolofprofessionaldevelopment“SchoolofProfessionalDevelopment,
CollegeofEngineering”
 NamechangeforDepartmentofLanguagesandLinguisticstotheDepartmentof
Languages,LiteraturesandCulturalStudies
BYLAWSCHANGES
 RevisionstoCouncilBylawstoaddatermofreferencethatenablesallCouncil
committeestodesignateindividualstoserveascommitteerepresentativesonother
bodies
 AdditionofastatementrestrictingunauthorizedaudioorvideorecordingatCouncil
meetings
 Changestothetermsofreferencefortheresearch,scholarlyandartisticworkcommittee
andtheacademicprogramscommittee
 Disestablishmentoftheteachingandlearningcommitteeandtheacademicsupport
committeeandtheestablishmentintheirplaceoftheteaching,learningandacademic
resourcescommittee
 ApprovalofthemembershipoftheJohnson‐ShoyamaGraduateschoolofpublicpolicy
facultycouncil
 ApprovalofchangestothemembershipoftheCollegeofEducationfacultycouncil
 ApprovaltoamendCouncilBylawstoreflectthedissolutionofOpenStudiesFaculty
Council
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POLICYCHANGES
 ApprovaloftheHumanResearchEthicsPolicytoreplacethePolicyonResearch
InvolvingHumanSubjects
 ApprovaloftheResponsibleConductofResearchPolicytoreplacetheResearchIntegrity
Policy
 ApprovalofrevisionstotheRegulationsonStudentAcademicMisconduct
ABOUTCOUNCIL
Councilisthegoverningbodyresponsibleforallthingsacademic,anditreliesonthecollegialmodel
ofacademicself‐governancetodoitsbusiness.Thatmeansthatyou,asamemberoftheGeneral
AcademicAssembly,haveanopportunitytoinfluencetheacademicdirectionoftheinstitution,both
byelectingmembersofyourcollegetoCouncil,andbyconsideringlettingyournamestandfor
electiontoCounciloroneofitscommittees.Moreinformation,includingtheagendasofupcoming
Councilmeetings,minutesofpastmeetings,andinformationaboutelections,committees,bylawsand
policies,canbefoundonCouncil’swebsiteathttp://www.usask.ca/university_secretary/council/.
Questionscanbedirectedtouniversity.secretary@usask.ca.
CouncilmeetsonceamonthfromSeptembertoJune.Meetingsareopentoall,andwehopeyou
willfeelwelcometojoinusandtowatchyourCouncilinaction.
MeetingsofUniversityCouncilin2013‐14*
September19,2013
October24,2013
November21,2013
December19,2013
January23,2014
February27,2014
March20,2014
April17,2014
May22,2014
June19,2014
*AllmeetingsareonThursdaysinNeatby‐TimlinTheatre,Arts241,at2:30p.m.
OnbehalfofCouncilanditscommitteesandoftheCouncilsecretariat,Iwishtoacknowledgethe
hardworkandsupportofoursecretary,ElizabethWilliamson,andofthesecretariatstaff,Sandra
Calver,CathieFornssler,LesleyLeonhardtandJenniferMainland.Iwishallofyouarestfuland
enjoyablesummerandlookforwardtoseeingyouinthefall.
JayKalra,
Chair,UniversityCouncil